The 20 most versatile font families

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Finding just the right typography for a project is a classic conundrum for a designer. Do you go all out for something unique to give the piece real character, or is it better to opt for something neutral and classic that doesn’t overwhelm the rest of the design?

In order to be both versatile and consistent within a project, without becoming repetitive, it helps if a typeface includes an extensive family of fonts that cover different styles, weights and widths – this also takes the sting out of pairing complementary typefaces.

The notion of an extended, organised type family (or ‘superfamily’ if it contains different classifications too, such as a serif and a sans serif) is a relatively new concept, and has only been around as we know it today for just over a century – but nowadays there are plenty to choose from. We’ve rounded up 20 of the best to help with all manner of design projects.

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